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Jaffna Public Library (Tamil: யாழ் பொது நூலகம்; Sinhala: යාපනය මහජන පුස්තකාලය) is located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. One of Jaffna's most notable landmarks, it is run by the Jaffna Municipal Council .
The library has five floors with a total floor area of 11,250 m 2 (121,100 sq ft) and 866 m (2,841 ft) of shelving. There are three reading areas with a seating capacity for 350 readers and several special study rooms, air conditioned auditorium with 145 seats and a conference room with 30 seats.
In 1920 Kandy Municipal Council took charge of library and made it larger population to make use of its services. [ 3 ] The present D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library was started in 1962 by the Prime Minister Late Rt. D.S. Senanayake and the building was declared open by the then Governor Hon. William Gopallawa who was a former ...
The first public library in the country was the United Service Library, which was established in 1813. It was ysed exclusively by civil and military officers of the Government stationed in Colombo and was housed in a building opposite the Queen's House , on Janadhipathi Mawatha (formerly Kings Street).
[1] [2] It is available as computer software, an online website and an android app. [3] [4] The dictionary contains over 230,000 definitions including various technical terms. [5] [6] As of 2016, the dictionary has been downloaded approximately 1,000,000 [7] [8] [9] and ranks 100th most visited sites in Sri Lanka.
National Library and Documentation Services Board; S. Sri Lanka Library Association This page was last edited on 27 April 2020, at 01:11 (UTC). Text ...
The burning of the Jaffna Public Library (Tamil: யாழ் பொது நூலகம் எரிப்பு, Yāḻ potu nūlakam erippu; Sinhala: යාපනය මහජන පුස්තකාලය ගිනිබත් කිරීම, Yāpanaya mahajana pustakālaya ginibat kirīma) by an organized mob of Sinhalese individuals took place on the night of June 1, 1981. [1]